The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE BILL OF RIGHTS

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SEC. 2. All free governments are
founded on the authority of the PEG
pie, and instituted fer their equal pro
lection and benefit.
SEC 3. There shall be no union o
Church and State; nor shall any Church
| dominate the State.
SEC 4 The right to worship God, &C.
cording to the dictates of conscience
shall never be infringed; nor shall the
State make any law respecting al
establishment of religion or prohibit
ing the free exercise thereof; nor shall
any control of, Or interference. with the
rights of conscience be permitted
No religious test or property quail
| fication shall be required for any
Office of public trust, nor for any vote
at any election, nor shall any person be
incompetent to testify on account Of
| religious belief, or the absence thereof
SEC. 5. The right of trial by jury
shall remain forever inviolate; but
! the Legislature may provide that IL
| civil actions, five-sixthS of a jury may
render a verdict; and that in inferior
courts a number less than twelve may
constitute jury.
SEC 6. The privilege of the writ OF
habeas corpus shall not be suspended,
| unless, when in cases of rebellion or
invasion, the public safety may require
| It's suspension.
SEC. 7. Excessive bail shall not be
required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor shall cruel or unusual punish
ments be inflicted; nor shall witnesses
be unreasonable detained, nor confined
in any room where criminals are &C
tually imprisoned.
SEC. S. All persons shall be bailable
by sufficient SuretieS; unless for cap =
| tai Offense, when the proof is evident
| or the presumption great.
SEC. 8. No person shall be held to
answer for capital, or otherwise in
| famous crime, unless on a present
ment or Indictment of grand jury,
| except in cases arising in the land and
naval forces, or in the militia when in
actual service in time of war or public
| danger; nor shall any person for the
same otfenSe be twice put in jeopardy;
nor be compelled III any criminal case
to be witness against himself; nor be
deprived of lite, liberty or property,
without due process of law; nor shall
private property be taken or damaged
for public use without just compen-
Sation.
SEC. 10. In all criminal prosecutions
the accused shall have the right to
partial Jury of the State and district
wherein the crime shall have been
committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law :.
to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation; to be con-
fronted with tie witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for
Obtaining witnesses in his favor, and
to have the assistance Of counsel for
his defense.
SEC. II. The State shall pass no
law abridging the freedom of speech or
of the press, or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and petition
the government for the redress of
grievances.
SEC. u. The military shall be sub
ordinate TO the civil power.
SEC. Is. No soldier shall, in time of
peace, be quartered in any house with
out the consent of the owner, nor in
time of war, except in the manner
prescribed by law, and no standing
army shall be maintained by this State
in time of peace.
SEC. IA. Representation shall be ap-
portioned according to population.
SEC. 10. There shall be no imprison-
ment for debt, except in cases of
fraud.
SEC. 16. No bill of attainder, er post
TGctO law or law impairing the obllga-
ton of contracts shall be passed.
SEC. II. All laws of general nature
shall have uniform operation.
SEC. IS. Foreigners who are, or who
may hereafter become, bona fde resi-
dents of this State, shall have the
same rights in respect to the possess
sion, enjoyment, transmission and in
how Of
citizens.
SEC. 10. The right of the people to
be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects, against unreason-
able searches and seizures, shall not
be violated; and no warrant shall issue
but on probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, particularly de-
scribing the place to be searched, and
the persons or things to be seized.
SEC. 20. Treason against the State
shall consist only ia levying war
against it, adhering to its enemies, or
giving them aid and comfort. And no
person shall be convicted of treason
unless on the testimony of two wit
nesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court.
SEC. 81. The right of citizens to keep
and bear arms, for common defense,
shall not be questioned.
SEC. %. The blessings Of free govern
ment caa only be maintained by a firm
adherence to justice, moderation, TEN.
perance, frugality and virtue, and bv
frequent recurrence to fundamental
principles.
SEC. %. This enumeration of rights
shall not be construed to impair or
deny Others retained by the people.
ARTICLE II-RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
SEC, 1. Every male citizen OF the
United States, not laboring under the
disabilities named in tais Constitution.
OF the age of twenty-one years and
over, who shall have resided in tae
State six months, and in the coapty
and voting precinct thirty DAYS next
preceding any election, shall be en-
titled to vote for all officers that now
are or hereafter may be elected by the |
people, and upon all questions submit |
ted to the electors at such election:
FrouIded, That 40 person who has
oeen or may be convicted of treason /!
or Ielcny, In any State or Territory of |
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